Bristling is a BIG no for me! A friend owns one, and the metal strap, no-kidding how sturdy it looks, gave way! Within warranty! As I took it to Brietling store in Manhattan, they asked me $270 to replace the link! They say the metal-link is not under warranty! You buy a freakin' $4,000 watch to find out links are not under warranty! A BIG disappointment! Anyways, my friend had a separate link left from origin which head removed to fit his wrist, dug it, found it. Now the store still wants $170 to repair that link, and mind you no warranty after repair!
What is Brietling thinking? We have money to throw away?
He wished he had guts to throw away a $4K watch, now he's looking to sell it...

GS: Brietling probably assumes, rightfully, that anyone who can afford $4000.00 for a watch and is willing to spend it...indeed DOES have money to throw away. Buy any expensive car, particularly sports cars, and you'll find that a tiny part, not under warranty, costs a fortune to fix. A similar part on a Chevy Cruze will cost a fraction of that----they know who has money to burn I guess.